Babies \u2013 Using the Bible<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bible Story:\u00a0 \u201cKing Saul\u201d Scripture:\u00a0\u00a0 1 Samuel 9\u201410; 11:12-15; 13:1-15; 15 Babies \u2013 Using the Bible On Sunday our babies will hear you speak about David and Jonathan (other age groups are learning about King Saul). As you engage babies in play, say: \u201cI have a good friend, ____________ (insert the child\u2019s name) is her\/his…","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nOn Sunday our babies will hear you speak about David and Jonathan (other age groups are learning about King Saul). As you engage babies in play, say: \u201cI have a good friend, ____________ (insert the child\u2019s name) is her\/his name.\u201d Babies enjoy hearing others say their name, too. Open the Bible (page 353 in the Read-to-Me-Bible) to the picture of David and Jonathan and say, \u201cDavid and Jonathan were friends.\u201d The babies will begin to develop an attitude when you use the Bible with them. One day they will know the Bible is a special book. You have a part in the way they begin to understand the Bible is a special book.
\n1s \u2013 Songs<\/strong> <\/em>
\nSing songs about God. Here is a song that you can sing this Sunday as you speak about King Saul. Use different words as you sing the melody to \u201cGod Is So Good\u201d: \u201cGod loves you so, God loves you so, God loves ____________ (insert child\u2019s name here), God loves everyone.\u201d Then say, \u201cGod loved the people and gave them a leader, King Saul.\u201d Ones will love to hear you sing. Try it! Be sure to play the CD from your leader pack as ones arrive and perhaps throughout the morning.
\n2s \u2013 Art Activity<\/strong><\/em>
\nPrint the words God chose Saul to be the king<\/em> on large sheets of paper. Locate some Dot Paints from the resource room (on the right as you go into the resource room). Let the twos dot paint on and around the words. Say the words, \u201cGod answered the people\u2019s prayers and made Saul king.\u201d Twos can hear stories from the Bible and know that they are special by the way you speak. You are laying a foundation about the Bible and that the stories there are real.
\n3s\u2014Pre-K \u2013 Group-Time Activity<\/strong><\/em>
\nThe Bible story today is about a promise that God made to the people of Israel. He always keeps His promises. Print these promises on strips of paper and place them in a box: God always does what He says He will do, God will always love you, God will take care of us, God loves everyone,<\/em> and God will always give us what we need.<\/em> Let the children take turns removing a strip from the box and \u201creading\u201d it to the group. Say a thank-you prayer, \u201cThank You, God, for loving us and for giving us what we need.\u201d
\nKindergarten \u2013 Puzzle or Group Time (matching game)<\/strong><\/em>
\nPrint each word of the Weekly Bible Verse (\u201cGod\u2019s promises come true\u201d) on an index card. Make two sets. Place the cards facedown on the table or floor. After you have told the Bible story or while you are at the puzzle area, ask the children to find the matching words. Once the words have been matched put the Bible verse together. Point to each word and say the verse together. Place a marker at the location of the verse in the Bible. When the verse is put together, ask a child to help you read the verse from the Bible. Ask someone to pray, thanking God for loving us.<\/p>\n